WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 4, 2026 The Honorable Brian Nesvik Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 Re: Support for the National Wildlife Refuge System Drain Tile Setback Rule Dear Director Nesvik, On behalf of more than 15,000 Ducks Unlimited members in Pennsylvania, we urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service t more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on the draft risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for o-dichlorobenzene and p-dichlorobenzene. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use (COUs), including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as rel more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on June 29, 2026, by Joshua Schubert entitled "How Carbon Taxes Collapsed Pennsylvania's Generation Investment and What It Means for the Data Center Boom." Here are excerpts: * * * I. Introduction Pennsylvania is the largest exporter of electricity in the nation, the powerhouse of the PJM interconnection, and ground zero for America's data center and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom. Announcements for data center investment in the common more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Public Comment Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Docket: HHS-OASH-2026-0232 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I; Request for Information Commenter: Holly Michelle, Registered Nurse Location: Pennsylvania Date: July 30, 2026 I am a 40-year-old regis more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following letter to President Trump on resumption of war with Iran: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 29, 2026 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump, I write to express grave concern about your resumption of war with Iran. It is particularly concerning that you ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, with three co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 31, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 - Angie Salazar Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement Administration for Children and Families 330 C St SW, Room 5123 Washington, DC 20201 - Dear Secretary Kennedy  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd W. Blanche, Jay Clayton, nominee for Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 20, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S Department of State 2201 C Str more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, with 10 co-signers issued the following letter to President Trump on New Jersey appeal for major disaster declaration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 31, 2026 The Honorable President Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We write in strong support of the State of New Jersey's effort to appeal the denial of the State's request for a Major Disaster Declarat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 4, 2026 Administrator Lee Zeldin Environmental Protection Agency Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Submitted via www.regulations.gov RE: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Recon more ST